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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer bonnie (kettlekettle)
Race Number 1693
Date Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:36:44
Speed 55 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.7%
Rank 2nd place (out of 2)

Text typed:

Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)